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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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