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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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