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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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