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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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