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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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