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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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