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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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