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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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