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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering students 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 massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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