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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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