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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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