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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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