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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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