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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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