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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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