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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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