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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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