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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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