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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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