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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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