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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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