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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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