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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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