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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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