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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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