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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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