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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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