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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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