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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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