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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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