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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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