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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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