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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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