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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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