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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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