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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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