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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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