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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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