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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are typically 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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