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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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