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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of 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. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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