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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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