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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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