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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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