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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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