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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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