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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new 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 most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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