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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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