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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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