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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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