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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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