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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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