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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around 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 mostly free 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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