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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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