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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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