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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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