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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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