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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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