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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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