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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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