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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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