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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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