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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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