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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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