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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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