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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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