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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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