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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world 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 normally 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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