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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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