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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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