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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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