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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate 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 MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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