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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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