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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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