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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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