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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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