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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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