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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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