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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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