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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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