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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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