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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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