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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education