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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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