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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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