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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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