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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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