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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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