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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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