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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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