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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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