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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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