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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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