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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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