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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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