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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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