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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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