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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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