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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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