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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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