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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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