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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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