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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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