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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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