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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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