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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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