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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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