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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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