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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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