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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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