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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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