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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver 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 typically free for students 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 topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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