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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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