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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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