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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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