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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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