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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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