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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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