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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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