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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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