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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies 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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