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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered learners 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education