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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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