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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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