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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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