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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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