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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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