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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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