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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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