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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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