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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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