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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of 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 open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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