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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the 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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