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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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