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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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