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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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