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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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