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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates 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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