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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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