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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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