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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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