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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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