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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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