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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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