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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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