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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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