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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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