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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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