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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always 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 online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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