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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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