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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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