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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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