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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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