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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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