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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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