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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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