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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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