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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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