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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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