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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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