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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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