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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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