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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part 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 customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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