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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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