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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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