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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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