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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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