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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 (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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