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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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