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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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