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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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