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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are normally 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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