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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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