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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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