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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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