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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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