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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important 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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