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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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