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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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