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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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