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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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