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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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