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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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