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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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