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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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