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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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