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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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