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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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