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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are usually 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 several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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