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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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