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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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