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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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