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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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