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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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