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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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