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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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