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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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