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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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