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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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