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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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