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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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