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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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