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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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