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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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