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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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