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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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