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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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