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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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