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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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