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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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