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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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