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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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