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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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