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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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