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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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