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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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