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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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