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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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