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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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