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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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