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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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