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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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