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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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