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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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