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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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