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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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