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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes 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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