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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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