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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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