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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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