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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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