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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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