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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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