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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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