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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans 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. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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