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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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