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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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