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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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