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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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