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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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