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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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