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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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