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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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