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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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