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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part 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 learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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