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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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