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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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