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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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