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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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