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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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