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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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