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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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