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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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