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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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