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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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