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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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