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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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