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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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