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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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