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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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