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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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