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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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