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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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