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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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