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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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