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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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