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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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