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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of 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. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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