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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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