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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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