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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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 students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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