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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students 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 massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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