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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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