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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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