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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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