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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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