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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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