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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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