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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners 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. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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