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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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