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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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