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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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