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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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