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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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