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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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