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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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