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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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