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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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