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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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