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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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