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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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