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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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