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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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