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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around 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. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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