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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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