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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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