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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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