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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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