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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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