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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches 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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