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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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