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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part 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 free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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