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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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