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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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