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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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