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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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