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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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