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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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