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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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