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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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