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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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