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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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