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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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