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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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