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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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