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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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