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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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