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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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