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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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