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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering people 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 mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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