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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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