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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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