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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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