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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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