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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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