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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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