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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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