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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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