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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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