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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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