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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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