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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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