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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are generally 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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