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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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