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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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