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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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