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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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