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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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