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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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