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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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