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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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