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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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