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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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