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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering humans in nations 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 massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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