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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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