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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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