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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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