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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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