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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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