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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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