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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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