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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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