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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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