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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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