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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)