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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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