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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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