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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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