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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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