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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled 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 open online courses are almost always free 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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