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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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