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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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