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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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