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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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