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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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