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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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