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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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