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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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