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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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