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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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