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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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