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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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