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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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