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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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