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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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