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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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