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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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