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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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