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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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