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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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