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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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