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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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