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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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