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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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