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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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