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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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