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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education