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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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