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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable students 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 MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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