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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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