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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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