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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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