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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition