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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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