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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans 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 ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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