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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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