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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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