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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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