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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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