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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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