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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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