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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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