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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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