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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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