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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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