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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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