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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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