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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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