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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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