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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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