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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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