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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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