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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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