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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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