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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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