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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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