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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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