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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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