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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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