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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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