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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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