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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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