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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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