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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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