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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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