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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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