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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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