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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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