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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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