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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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