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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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