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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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