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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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