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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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