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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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