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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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