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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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