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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free but do not 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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