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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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