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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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