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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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