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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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