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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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