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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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