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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of 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. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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