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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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