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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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