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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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