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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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