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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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