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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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