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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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