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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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