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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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