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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses 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. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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