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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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