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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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