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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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