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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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