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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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