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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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