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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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