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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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