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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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