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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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