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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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