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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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