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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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