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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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