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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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