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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major 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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