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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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