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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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 online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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