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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches 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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