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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling students 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 massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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