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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate 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 commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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