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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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