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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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