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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses 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 many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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