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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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