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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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