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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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