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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around 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. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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