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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled students in all parts of 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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