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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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