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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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