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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling students 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. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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