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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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