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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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