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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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