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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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