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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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