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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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