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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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