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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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