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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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