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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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