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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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