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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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