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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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