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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are empowering learners 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. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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