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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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