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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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