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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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