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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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