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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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