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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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