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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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