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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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