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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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