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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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