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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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